Green living: Don't rush to turn up heat this fall

Sep. 19, 2013

Written by

Tom O?Dowd

It's getting colder, but is it getting that much colder? Climate scientists have shown that our winters are getting warmer (some by using data from here in the Hudson Valley, such as data from the Mohonk Mountain House). But fall is still fall, that time between winter and summer when the temperature is between them, too.

It can get downright chilly in autumn, but there can be those "Indian Summer" days, too. I would like to introduce my "Fall Challenge" to keep you warm and save you money:Leaf layer

As the leaves fall, and make layer upon layer of decomposing matter on the earth, I'd like you to ...